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uterus

/ˈjuː.tə.ɹəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
u-ter-us
IPA
/ˈjuː.tə.ɹəs/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.

Countable

noun

A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *úderos Latin uteruslbor. English uterus Learned borrowing from Latin uterus.

Usage

Inflected Forms

uteri (plural) uteruses (plural)

Derived Forms

duderus uteral uterine uteruslike

Phrases

cordiform uterus corpus uteri uterus bicornis uterus didelphis uterus didelphys in utero Müllerian duct internal genitalia

Frequently Paired Words

hystera hysterectomy hysteria in utero Müllerian duct internal genitalia utero- hystero-

Synonyms

womb belly matrix metra

Questions

How do you pronounce uterus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjuː.tə.ɹəs/.
What does uterus mean?
A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.
Where does uterus come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *úderos Latin uteruslbor. English uterus Learned borrowing from Latin uterus.

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